Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: East Deer township


Total Population 1,558 SEX Male 736 Female 822 AGE Under 5 years 76 5 to 17 years 239 18 to 20 years 43 21 to 24 years 77 25 to 44 years 476 45 to 54 years 100 55 to 59 years 53 60 to 64 years 113 65 to 74 years 237 75 to 84 years 118 85 years and over 26 Median age 38.2 Under 18 years 315 Percent of total population 20.2 65 years and over 381 Percent of total population 24.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 683 Family households (families) 442 Married-couple families 318 Percent of total households 46.6 Other family, male householder 33 Other family, female householder 91 Nonfamily households 241 Percent of total households 35.3 Householder living alone 215 Householder 65 years and over 119 Persons living in households 1,558 Persons per household 2.28 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,526 Black 24 Percent of total population 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 734 Occupied housing units 683 Owner occupied 480 Percent owner occupied 70.3 Renter occupied 203 Vacant housing units 51 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 514 1-unit, attached 86 2 to 4 units 100 5 to 9 units 20 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 14 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 426 Less than $50,000 348 $50,000 to $99,999 72 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 34,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 187 Less than $250 104 $250 to $499 81 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 237 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 426 White 420 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997